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Old 26-08-06, 05:07 PM   #11
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lynw - watch out for the speed cameras on the a68 wehn you head over the border, lovely road the 68 with all the blind summits and dips
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Old 26-08-06, 08:45 PM   #12
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quite a few places hire bikes up here. cupar motorcycles do it but i dont know about prices.

have done scotland to surrey in between 7 and 8 hours which is 450 miles. its not fun but not that bad. i just keep to m6 as i get lost all the time. its not exactly exciting journey but the roads in scotland make up for the boredom
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Old 26-08-06, 11:18 PM   #13
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A good friend of mine stays down in Teeside, visits back home quite a lot on the bike now.. will not use the motorway, A68 all the time now.. He used to hate that road when he came up in the car.
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Old 27-08-06, 07:40 AM   #14
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Update from Work last night, Motorail dont exist in this country anymore so there is no chance of getting your bike on a train to Scotland.

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Old 27-08-06, 10:56 AM   #15
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Just avoid the motorway then, and treat the journey up there as part of the trip.
It's no different to a European trip really, it's a long day's ride to get to the best bits of Southern France too!
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Old 27-08-06, 12:37 PM   #16
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i think cupar suzuki will do bike hire ,an sv /bandit was about £70 a day last time i enquired
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Old 28-08-06, 06:52 PM   #17
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A few of us are heading to scotland this weekend (M25/M11/A14/A1/A68...) this weekend (1sept)...will post pics and stuff when we get back
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Old 28-08-06, 08:46 PM   #18
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Hehe, yes, do it!

Was up that way last weekend.

Up the A82 from Glasgow, to Fort William.

Out to Kyle of Lochalsh then a whole weekend on Skye.

Here's the good bit.....

Skye Largest Western Isle...
Population 14,000 ish
Rozzers........4!!
Sunday mornings, roads quiet, locals all at the church.

NICE!!

Shhh don't tell everyone!
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Old 28-08-06, 09:29 PM   #19
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If you want to hire then have a look at Cupar's site for prices.

Personally I'd be taking the A1 / A68 option.
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Old 29-08-06, 05:46 PM   #20
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I just came back from Reading and it turns out there's not even space for a rucksack and a tent on a modern train, never mind a bike
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